The smoke, the blasts, the spinning of ejecting shell casings, yells that become cries, the front-line as it becomes frantic.
Amid the failing counteroffensive, a journalist follows a Ukrainian platoon on their mission to traverse one mile of heavily fortified forest and liberate a strategic village from Russian occupation. But the farther they advance through their destroyed homeland, the more they realise that this war may never end.
If it wasn’t for the excellent, immersive sound design from Chu-Li Shewring, you could easily believe you were watching a piece of silent movie found footage.
Documentary sequel about a former sailor and his off-the-grid life.
The stories are highly personal and individual. It is the background observations, as much as anything, that makes the experience of viewing them sequentially crushing, and leaves one in awe of the fortitude of people still surviving there.
A collection of 22 short films made in Gaza, giving Gazan filmmakers the chance to tell the untold stories about the current war.
(Country: Palestine, France, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Denmark; Year: 2024; Director: Aws Al-Banna, Ahmed Al-Danf, Basil Al-Maqousi, Mustafa Al-Nabih, Muhammad Alshareef, Ala Ayob, Bashar Al Balbisi, Alaa Damo, Awad Hana, Ahmad Hassunah, Mustafa Kallab, Satoum Kareem, Mahdi Karera, Rabab Khamees, Khamees Masharawi, Wissam Moussa, Tamer Najm, Abu Hasna Nidaa, Damo Nidal, Mahmoud Reema, Etimad Weshah, Islam Al Zrieai; Stars: Aws Al-Banna, Kenzi Al Balbisi, Mohammed Kamel, Damo Nidal, Alaa Nijim, Yahya Saad, Karim Satoum, Thaer Abu Zubaida)
At each point when one might think that the key to this fascinating subject has been found, another door is opened, leading to yet more unexplored angles.
Oxford professor Patricia Kingori uncovers Kenya's hidden essay mills where highly educated yet
underemployed writers produce academic papers for wealthy Western
students.
Review preview for Strange Journey: The Rocky Horror Story
There are some great stories here, and whilst fans will already be familiar with many of them, they include a few surprises.
The story of the cult musical phenomenon, its transfer from stage to screen and its enduring liberatory legacy.
(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Linus O'Brien; Writer: Avner Shiloah; Stars: Richard O'Brien, Lou Adler, Barry Bostwick, Tim Curry, Patricia Quinn, Susan Sarandon, Jack Black)
